The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1887-06-23
Standard Supplement /!
THE GROWING INFAMY.
ClevelaRd's Work as Copperhead Unsur-
passed in Meanness?

Cleveland's conduct toward the Unior
soldiers, that have had tendency tt
make him Infamous in the eyes O.
the old veterans. It seems that ht
has never let pass an opportunity te
sneer at the trials and sacrifices of the
brave men who suffered much in put.
ting down his Democratic friends oi
the Solid South. To have worn &
blue coat and carried Union rifle
seems to be enough to cause a lofty
contempt for any man in the mind of
the beefy President.
But the last act of this man is the
most disgustingly and horribly con-
temptible Of any Of the insults he has
yet offered to the soldiers. There are
in possession Of the War Department,
the rebel flags captured during the
war. Many of these flags were cap
tured in bloody, hand-to-hand strug-
giles, at the cost Of many valuable
lives. These trophies, wrested from
traitors, were held to commemorate
the victory Of the Urion arms, and
the old Union boys were proud Of
them. These trophies have remained
in Washington ever since the war,
until now. Recently Grover Gleve-
land has had these rebel flags sorted
out by States, with the history Of the
capture of each, and having this work
completed, he has rendered them to the
States from sohich they originally
came! This may seem like little
thing to many people, but it is in
reality a part Of long drawn out
plan to work into the public con-
science a respect for the murderous
Confederacy. The first open move
ment Of this kind was the obliterat-
ing Of the inscriptions upon captured
cannon, at the Norfolk Navy Yards.
1t seems to be the desire to remove
every trace that could have ten
dency to make the Confederacy dis
reputable. As long as the captured
flags remained at the National capital,
the Nation would be constantly re-
minded that Democratic traitors had
carried these flags in an attempt to
destroy the Government, and that the
trophies had been shot out of their
hands by brave and patriotic men.
President Cleveland has taken steps
to do away with the Objectionable
experience objectional to the rebels
of the Solid South-by giving these
flags back. He has had letter ad-
dressed to Gov. Fitz Lee, of Virginia,
who was rebel general, assuring him
of the great pleasure it affords the
President of the United States to re-
turn to the Governor Of Virginia the
flags carried by Democratic traitors.
The next move will perhaps be to
return to the States the rebel archives
now in possession of the National
Government, thus taking one more
step in the direction Of clearing up
the Confederate record. This is no
idle raving, it is a calm reference to
facts, ugly, glaring, miserable facts.
There seems to be a studied effort to
belittle the achievements Of the Union
arms, and exalt the character of the
Confederacy. Men will not Judge Of
this course by the statement of any
man or set of men. They will not the
conduct Of those working this scheme.
There is abundant evidence on the
face Of things to convince any fair
minded man that instead Of trying to
bring the old rebel states up to that |
advanced and liberal thought which
governs the Northern people, the at
tempt has been to drag the Nation
down to the condition Of the Solid
South. We have been told much
about 'The New South" This is
idle talk. "The New South" is but a
a term used as a passport to favorable
recognition. The majority-yea, nearly
all-of the ex-rebels, are as bitter to-
ward the Government as ever-unless
the politics Of Lee, Davis, Forest and
Wirz is permitted to control the
Government. Now let all the cap
.